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PnfWpW..PrlJ.r, Jan. 1, 1917
Anarchists don't want us to luvo
' soldiers. But, then, they never have
i (wanted us .to have even traffic policemen.
Mr. Roosevelt says that slackers
"I ought not to bo allowed to vote. True;
Irat they are just the sort of persons who
vote two or three times every election
day.
Young men who are going to Cuba
and Mexico to escape military duty should
be described fully In the records. They
way come back and try to run the coun
try some day.
. Patriotically determined that regis
i tratlon day ought to be a "hot time" In
'Alaska, Governor Strong Intends, It Is
J. Said, to postpone the date of signing up
" for Iho new army until September. Just
t present a large part of tho territory
fijjce-bound. Loyalty in the Far North
'S?es will have tho summer months for
rranlng up.
In offering his splendid chateau
near St. Nazalre to "tho first American
general reaching France," tho Count do
Maupassant Is spontaneously generous,
but the terms of his gift seem to lay a
father curious premium on transport
peed. Supposo tho first officer to arrive
were not the ranking general officer, but
a subordinate lucky enough to have been
assigned a faster vessel? Would the win
ning of an ocean raco entitle him to tho
prize habitation?
, Time as when Gabrlole d'Annunzlo
was decried as a mcro scribbler of per-.
1 fumed phrases, a decadent dilettante.,
Th& war speedily turned him Into an elo
quent and electrifying statesman, and
nqw dispatches from the Carso tell of his
inspiring leadership of Italians, fighting
hand-to-hand with Austrian troops and
annihilating them. If, after this.' tho
Bom de plume D'Annunzlo can still carry
ljnsavory memories, why not proclaim
the man's real name, Gaetano Itapa-
trnetto, as honoring ono, of the great
figures of heroic modern Italy?
A group of Philadelphia Greeks
' can eat their delicious rlco "pilaff" nnd
( their toothsome "loukouml" sweetmeat
. with clear consciences now. They havo
repudiated pro-German "King Tlno," and
J they have been Indorsed in a letter from
I the unfllnchlng'Venlzelos.whoso first name
Eleutherloa is but a form of tho Hellenic
I Word for Jlbertn Thoso freedom-loving
j, Hellenes of our city havo indeed Joined
h Americjv, and the EntenV. It would be
mul-wiee them display from their
'homes the blue and white standard of
f ths Immortal Utile land they so worthily
' represent.
( No one can ever accuse Brazil of
, having rushed Into war. First sho sev
ered" relations with Germany. Then came
h revocation of her neutrality, so far as
j the" United States was concerned. She
I fchus became In a sense our ally. Then
h.e authorized the alliance of herself
wllh other American States to defend
the American republics against the
f world." Now she plans to arm her mer
chantmen. Slow, Indeed, ore the steps,
.taken toward actual war with Germany,'
lltl?t their direction Is unmistakable. It is
hard lp see how Brazil's next act can fall
hort of the Inevitable conflict.
Doctor Iyenaga's remark that "even
i though they are deprived of citizen-
r-shlp the 70,000 Japanese residents in
th United States are eage,r to fight for
1' America," deserves respectful attention.
Sliroush his lectures and writings ho has
si as much to bring the two Tcountrles
t.ctosejj togethtr aa Lafcadlo Hearn did.
.He has told Americans some unpalatable
MSi? wholesome facts abput the mischief
'that 4dle talk about the "yellow peril" has
' one In, creating the impression In Japan
.thV Aaierica is hostile. Congressmen
,, m.t argue for battleships by p'olntlng
to" "the menace of Japan." This was
.known to bo merely "politics" in America,
k the Japanese took it seriously.
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Follsh patriotism, one of the deep
,ftr of human sentiments, impelled the
-raf basso, Edouard de Iteszke, to make
Wrhoiie In his native land. With the
Wfrf Pf his death at Erletrlkov comes
' e tratlc tale that the last two years of
Ma Mfe were spent in destitution. He saw
h Moved atherland enslaved, tho ma
terial reward of his own superb tri
.MMFhi In, p&rx welt awa. No Teuton
ttniMNr, lpwvr, ca rob him of his
4ough it was
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irnnsflgured with hli splendid, gifts.
Philadelphlans have many Inspiring mem
ories of his heroic figure and organ toned
voice dominating tho sinister roles In the
"Illng" muslo dramas. Ills Mephlstophcles
In "Kaust" was also a classic portrait.
Ono wonders, however. If he ever In
retrospect thought It too mild and genial
a creation after boholdlng tho deeds of
his enomlos In devastated Ppland.
FEDERALIZING THE WORLD
MANY publicists of this and other coun
tries havo suggested that the future
federation of tho Towers, which will bo
formed to Insuro a lasting peace should
rest upon tho principle which binds tho
American States together. It Is In no
boastful spirit that Americans havo de
clared that tho Governments of the world
might well become a new and comprehen
sive "United States." They have noon a
United States of Huropo formed to re
press Germany. They have seen this
"Union" ndopt a written "Constitution,"
rudimentary, to bo sure, pledging Its
members merely to co-opcrnto and to re
ject proffers of n sopni-nto peace, but for
all that a real federation, with scparnto
self-governing States united by a prin
ciple In sot terms. Tho word "lebclllon"
has even been used to describe the act
of nn IJntento Power which might make
peace and break tho Union, nnd there
lias been high talk of coercing such a
rebel, Just as thcro wns hero In Civil War
days.
Tho two greatest contributions of
America to, -tho world havo been this
rrlnciplo of federation nnd the Supremo
Court. Foreigners nie nmnzed nt tho al
most complete sovereignty and selfsuill
ciency of our Commonwealths. They re
mark that Pennsylvania is ns independent
of America oh Holland Is of Iluropo nnd
that if It weio not for tlio letter boxes
and the colnH ono would hnidly ever hac
vlslblo evidence that thcro Is n Feileial
Government. Hut thcro mo postal nnd
monetary unions abroad, wo can leply,
which promise tn bocomo unlMrsal.
What. then. Is distinctive nliout the Amer
ican Union of xelf-gnvernlng States which
hus not hi en to somo extent adopted or
considcied by other countries' How havo
tho States been kept together with the
visible tics so slight?
Surely tho Invention of the Supremo
Court accomplished tlds miracle. Tho
basic law was carefully enough written
to insuro both State sovereignty nnd fed
eration existing sldo by sido under tho
law; Tho supiemo law of fmclgn coun
tries is wlint their Legislatures ndopt.
Tho supremo law of our Union is what
Congress adopts-If (and tills is tho nil
Important exception) that law Is In con
formity with the Constitution. Universal
federation, according to tho Ameiican
plan, then, is not likely to succeed un
less nn lntematlun.il Supremo Court Is
organlred nnd Its Interpretations of u
written International Constitution nc
cepted. Tho success of our Supremo
Court was probably tho chief factor in
tho evolution of The Hague Tribunal idea
A long and terrible stiugglo may delay
tho fruition in part of such plans. Hut
wo will fight tho better If wo icincmbcr
that It is not only might that America
can bring to have civilization, but these
great principles of law as well.
TKANSIT
qn.VATOn Mc.VICHOI. knows ns well ns
H anybody clso that, even If It were
possible nt this time to obtain steel nnd
other materials necessary for transit con
struction, tho lotting of contracts with
prices nt their pinnacle would be dltias
trous to tho ultimate solvency of tho pro
posed system and would bo profligacy of
tfio worst sort. The Frankford L must
bo rushed to completion, and it Is possible
tnat tho central subway sections for
Which bids have already been received
should bo begun, but no sano man would
advocate going ahead with tho whole con
struction program under present condi
tions. To do so would offer a possllilo
excess profit of millions to contractors,
duo to a later drop In prices.
The comprohonslvo transit system Is
perfectly feasible financially under normal
conditions, ns cltl7ens overwhelmingly de
cided In two open elections, but to build
under abnormal conditions when tho sys
tem Is to bo operated under normal con
ditions would bo Htiicldnl It Is on a par
with tho misrepresentations of tho Record,
which persists In declaring that tho sys
tem never was feasible Our contempo
rary doubtless Is convinced a five-cent
loaf of bread wns nlwnys an economic
monstrosity simply becnuso It Is an eco
nomic Impossibility now.
Tho passago of a through-routing bill
at Harrlsburg Is essential to proper pro
tection of tho city In the operation of tho
Frankford I If tho Legislature does not
pass such n bill, Its betrayal of public
rights will bo open ond flagrant, nnd the
names of such men ns take part Jn that
betrayal should bo kept constantly be
fore the public In order to nssuro a proper
day of reckoning.
TIIE PACIFIST COMPLEXION
TTEItY rarely theso days Is the pacifist
complexion of tho simon-pure, peach
blown x-nrlety. Stains of pro-Germanism
are, of course, most In evidence. But tho
spottiness of the chronlo kicker, the
blemishes of tho backwoods provincial
ism, the blots of the sheer demagoguo nnd
sensation-monger are also visible.
As a matter of fact, virtually nil of tho
unadulterated pacifists ore deeply loyal
to the Government. In this class Is the
Society of Friends, which throughout
.the land haa pledged Its aid to the cause
in every way saye that Involving shoul
dering a musket. It Is the alloy in pacifism
that Is really insidious, that darkly colors
its complexion, that corrupts the original
ideal in which oven an embattled woHd
tdday believes, Ulysses S. Grant was a
thoroughgoing pacifist, forced by circum
stances to pursue his goal by the might
of arms. His opinions and thoso of most
Americans ppvv fully" coincide.
When, therefore, the United States to.
day rightly seeks to crush antl-elraft
plots and their instlgntors, it Is not quell
ing untarnished pacifism at all, It Is trea.
son of pro-German origin, loudmouthed,
Inveterate obstruction, Ignorant and
harebrained Intrigue and that exceed
ingly cheap and petty typo of "kicking"
that lives by being "agin the Govern
ment" which the Federal authorities will
not tolerate. The true pacifist Ideal suffers
not at all by such Tiecessary action, it is
rtto'more preserved thereby.
EVENING LEDGKEPHILADjflLPHIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1017
TARDIEU, TRADE
AMBASSADOR
Remarkable Career of tho Man
France Is Sending to America
to Look After War
Supplies
By HENRI BAZIN
Btaff Corretvmdtnt nf lfc F.irnina Lttarr
In franco,
PARIS, May 14.
FRANCE Is to have two Ambassadors
to the United States, tho first time In
the Wstory of nations that two repre
sentatives from tho same country will
be accredited at the same time to another.
For, nccordlng to Jules Cambon, ex
Ambassador to tho-Unlted States and Ger
many nnd acting high secretary to M.
Rlbot, Prime Minister, M. Andre Tardleu,
while officially elcslgnated as high com
missioner of tho French republic to the
United States, will bo actually Commer
cial Ambassador, leaving to M. Jusse
rand his functions as diplomatic rep
lesentatlvo of his valiant nation at
Washington.
M. Cambon Rtated to our corre
spondent that tho vast Interests Franco
will now have In purchases throughout
American markets of supplies, foodstuffs,
munitions and the whole range of essen
tials that the United States as nn ally
will supply will necessitate tho constant
nttentlon of M Tardleu, who has been
selected nnd empowered to net In a com
mercial nnd ambassadorial capacity. M
Tnrdieu's mission will last throughout
tho war, and will automatically cease
with its ending.
Studied nt Hnrvnrd
Andie Tardleu Is Just past his fortieth
iar. His career has lxen ono of great
ability and continued upward success In
many fields. After graduating from the
high normal scheol of France ho entered
the diplomatic seivlce, wheio from the
lowest grade of clerkship ho rose with
exceptional rapidity to the first secretary
ship of the Fiench embassy to England.
He then lcslgnod to take up literature
nnd Journalism, devoting his efforts to
political science and tho school of war. In
which courses he had won high honors
at college. Ho published significant
books, largely upon the Franco-German
oucstlon, emphasizing the gravity of the
German menace His "Prance nnd Her
Heiil Allies," "The Conference of Alge
clias." "Pilnce Rulovv" nnd "The Jlystcry
of Agndlr" all forecast tho German policy
of ultlmato aggression nnd urge tho
gte.it necessity of general and military
prcparednys. He had meantime spent n
vcai at Harvard, during which time ho
wroto a book entitled "Notes Upon the
United States," which shows a keen study
of tho American people and sympathy
with American ldenls.
When the war came, SI. Tardleu was
mobilized as a second lieutenant inter
preter In the French army. Ho Imme
diately asked for nctive service and wns
transferred with tho same rank to nn In
fantry regiment, taking pait In tho battle
of tho Slarne, at Fore Chnmpenolsc, nt
Ypres nnd In the Ardennes, Later, his
linguistic ability being in demand, ho wns
tinnsfcrred to the general headquarters
staff. Hut after a short stay ho again
mndo application for return to tho firing
line.
Cited for Bravery Under Firo
Ho had been cited for bravery at Fere
Champenolso nnd given the rank of lieu
tenant, nnd nfter Ypres, where he was
wounded, ho was made a captain. In all,
his citations nro four In number. The
last concludes as follows:
Passing on request from the general
staff to command of a company of
chasseurs a-plcd, glvo proof of great
bravery and courage during tho night
August 8-D, 1D1C, leading his unit under
heavy nrtillery flro to successful attack
upon an enemy trench, which, although
momentarily losing, ho succeeded In re
occupying nfter a severe hand grenade
combat.
SI. Tardleu was detached from the
army late in 1916 to serve In tho Chamber
of Deputies, to which he had been elected
In 1911, nlthough never occupying his
sent. He gave instant proof of ability as
nn orator and legislator. He wrote a re
port upon heavy artillery and Its func
tions that was regarded ns tho most able
elocument of Its kind extant. His inter
pellations on the essential modus operandi
upon tho blockade was a masterly argu
ment of reason and logic, and his con
clusions wero unanimously adopted by
the Chamber.
Two days aftor the United States en
tered tho war an article under SI. Tar
dlcu's signature appeared In tho Paris
Temps, In which he gave a series of
reasons why the closest relations be
tween Franco and the United States upon
all lines material, moral and senti
mental should be developed to the full
without delay. Within thirty hours he
had been selected by the Government and
appointed high commissioner -to the
United States.
BYWORDS OF THE WAR
That this nation does not believe that
Almighty God. creator and ruler of heaven
and earth, Inhabits as Ills preferred and
personal council chamber the body of a
prince
That this nation believes all nonpredatory
civilization now existent to have an equal
right to exist, and believes the continued and
combined existence of them all to be best
for the richest development and completest
happiness of mankind.
That this nation does not lay aside peace
and take up war of first choice.
That when barbarism ,wlth war attacks
civilization at peace, civilization has no
weapon with which to defeat barbarism but
the weapon ot barbarism.
That whatsoever the service every' loyal
American can or Is called upon to render,
each shall say to himself and to all the rest:
With this service I would help the nation
to win victory.
That every smallest garden shall be rec
ognized as a corner of the desert battle
field That every furrow made by the plow
shall run Into the soldier's trenches at the
front.
That every barbed blade of wheat shall
be a spear
That every bandage for a wounded yonth
Bhall be part of the garment of destiny to
stanch the ebbing blood of the wounded, the
better, worm.
To the end that the German nation shall
cease to seize the lands and homes of other
peoples as lands and homes for Its own
people
To the end that-lt shall cease to proclaim
Its lust of conquest to be God an Almighty
God of plunder and butchery, of torture and
trea.eh.ery and lies James Lua Allan M
I New York Tiroes, -
Tom Daly's Column
UcAllOXI BALLADS
LXXXll
DA THIEF
Eef poor man uoct
An' atcatsa roso
Ecn Juna-time
Wan tcctla rose
You gon' su'pose
Dat dat'ta crlmct
Ehl wfatf Den taka look at me,
For here bayjorc your eyes you see
Wan thief dat ccs o glad an' proud
He gona brag of cct out loudt
So moocha pood 1 do, an' feel,
From, dat tfan lectio, rose 1 steal,
Dat eef I gon' to Jail today
Dcy no could tak' my joy aicay.
Bo, leca'cn! here ccs hoio cct com':
Laa' night w'en I am ualKIn' home
From work ecn hotta cccty street,
Eci sudden com.' a smal so siccet
l'ct maka heaven ecn my nose
T look nn' dcrc I sea da rotel
A'of tcan, but mnnny, fine an' tall,
Dat peep at nic aboic da unit.
Ho, too, 1 close my eyes an' find
Anudder peccturc ecn my mind;
I sre a huunr dat's small an' hot
Where manny prctia thecngs ecs not,
Where Icctla woman, good an' true,
Ees uork so hard da whole day through,
She's too wore out, to'en corn's da night,
For smile an' mak' da housa bright.
Hut, presto' tioto Vm home an' she
.' seettln' on da step weeth me.
Bambino, slrcpln' on her breast,
AVt twiM'a know more sweeta rest,
An' iie-t ifi was soorh glad su'prisc
Like now ecs shlnn from her ryes;
An' all baycausc tonight she wear
Wan Icctla rose stuck cen her hair.
She res so pleasr't Eel mak' ic feci
I shouUla sooner learned to steal!
Eef "thief's" my narra
I frrl no shame;
Eet ces no rrlmr
Dot rose I got.
Eh! wfatt Ot not
Era Juna-ttmct
The Super-Tramp
GEOIKiK BERNARD SHAW, who
wouldn't thank you for saying what is
tho truth, thnt ho discovered William H.
D.ivles, seoms to hnvo taken n particular
delight In writing tho preface to Davlcs's
' The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp."
Shaw, among other things, says.
"I Ho not know whether I should do
scrlbft imr super-tramp as a lucky man or
an unluck one In making him a poet,
fortune gave him her supremest gift; but
such high gifts nre hardly personal assets
they nro often terrible destinies nnd crush
ing burdens AIo, he chanced upon nn In
dependent Income; enough to give him
reasonable courage, nnd not enough to bring
him under the hoof of suburban convention,
lure him Into a premature marriage or
deliver him Into the hands of tho doctors
Still, not qulto enough to keep his teeth In
proper repair and his feet dry In all weath
ers "Some dat bad luck ho has had. I sup
pose every Imaginative boy Is a criminal,
stealing nnd destroying for tho Bake of be
ing great In the sense In which greatness
Is presented to him In the romance ot his
tory. Hut very few get caught Mr. Davics
unfortunately was seized by the pollco,
haled before tho magistrate nnd made to
expiate by stripes the bgone crimes of my
self and some millions of other respectable
cltltens
"The tramp Is fastidious and accomplish
ed, audacious nnd self-possessed ; but he is
free from divine exploitation, he has no
orbit, ho has the endless trouble of doing
wlint ho likes with "himself and the endless
discountenance of being passed by ns use
less by the Life Force that finds supersel
flsh work for other men That, I suppose.
Is why Mr Davies tramps no more, but
writes verses and saves money to print
them out of eight shillings a week And
this, too, nt a moment when the loss of a
limb has placed within his reach such suc
cess in begging as he had never before dared
to dream of
THE LOXG-DISTAXCE PATIilOT
'TIs proud I am that Irish blood
Flows t'rough and t'rough me iclns.
I'd free the dear old sod today
If I but had the manes.
A patriotic Irishman,
I am that to the core;
And true I am to Ireland
I'm all o' that and more.
FOR
I drink no English breakfast tea,
No English primrose wear;
Xor take a drop o' English ale.
Bedad, I wouldn't dare.
I svouldn't take no English salts
To keep alive me name;
I'd put no English on the ball,
In pool, to win the game.
I'd wear no English lever watch;
E. sparrows make me rave.
Me ghost will haunt the one that puts
E. ivy on me grave. YERCA8.
ALTHOUGH tho Upper Darby Herald
Is not without honor In Its owrn com
munity, it seems to be something of a
prophet, for In its issue of sray 26 we
read:
Sir. and Sirs. Theodore Smith, of
Penn avenue, announce the birth of a
daughter, born Sunday, Slay 27.
But an advertisement In the same issue
opens up wider fields for speculation:
1IOMK WANTED
Bulldog given away for good home.
Inquire at Log Cabin, rear Kershaw's
towel mill. Call evenings.
DAVID SIcKAY was sending one of
thoso fifty-word night letters, and a
friend, even Scotcher than he, was stand
ing at his elbow. "Man, man," said the
friend, "there's a thins I would'na like
to have to do." "Why not?" inquired
David. "Ah, well," said he, "I'm not
enough of an author to compose fifty
words and I would'na care to send less."
LOUIS Is deadl Very likely you never
met Louie Louie Loth. He didn't mingle
In society much. He had little time for
that sort of thing, because he was
obliged to work rather h,ard, and when
his day's stint was done he was usually
tired. But he had a merry heart and
he was a nimble punster. The other
men In the composing room called htm
"Daffydlll Louis," because he perpetrated
and perpetuated a line of humor which
had vogue several years ago, and he
never missed fire when he was called
upon to ahoot Put we saw another
man at work at hl llnbtyj roachis y.
(rdy, iMk if 4)a4.
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THE VOICE OP
THE PEOPLE
Cleaning Up South Fourth
Street Trolley-Car Abuses.
Ireland Government's
Incompetence
This Department is frtr to all rrnrfrs who
u,tih to rrprexs their opinion on subject of
current interest. It is nn open forum nnd the
TtrtiiHff Ledger rmtiinr, io tesponsibllitu for
the xtruH of ,M correspondents, Letters must
be stoned bu the ft a frit nnd address of the
uriter not nccesinrily for vubUcationt but as a
guarantee of good faith
CLEANING UP SOUTH 4TH STREET
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger
Sir Knowing well the Evening I.edoer
ns the newspaper which takes up heartily
all civic questions nt a moment's notice,
I inclose an article concerning such a ques
tion Let It be known that nn era of cleanli
ness was Inaugurated the other day In a
part of South Fourth street Thenco the
move will spread to other streets similar In
condition Then is hope that no longer
will one need tD hold his nose In passing
thero nnd view with keenest displeasure tho
filth nnd Us product mrlads of files It
was with great enthusiasm that the work
was commenced In South Fourth street be
tween Fltzwatcr and Monroe by tho push
cart owners It Is perfectly clear that they
are more than eager to see that tho sajlng,
"It was ever so." shall no longer be applic
able to them. What they wanted so far was
a helping hand, suggestions and initiative
on a small scale Hereafter thero can bo
seen a bag hanging on over other pushcart
Thero they must place nil piper and gar
bage In the course of tho day, then, before
quitting time, dump It Into a barrel placed
for them on tho corner This arrangement
Is temporary, , of course The advantago In
bags is that they close by sheer weight of
contents, thus keeping files out As the
Idea of keeping gutters clean will becomo
familiar to them, the work will be most
vigorous and thorough. Tho storekeepers
along there are glad to co-operate and will
see that no waste leaves their stores that
is not placed In receptacles The street
cleaning department will surely respond
and do its best And then what appeared
heretofore unattainable will take place In
a short time Here is an illustration of the
eagerness on the part of the venders to
clean up:
One woman, unaware that a barrel s'ood
nearby for garbage collection, had taken
her more than half-filled bag with garbage
some ten blocks to home so as to make
sure It would be removed With pushcart
men and women realizing their duty and
hastening to do their bits, the work will un
doubtedly prove to bo a great and perma
ment success It Is moBt gratifying to learn
that nt last the gravo menace to health Is to
be removed before the hot weather arrives.
WILLIAM RUDLEY.
Philadelphia, Stay 28.
POOR VENTILATION IN CARS
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger.
Sir I rode into the city this morning
on a Baltimore avenue and a Spruce street
car, getting transferred at Thirty-third
street, and In neither was a solitary win
dow or a solitary Bo-called ventilator open
This seems to be the rule
Cannot something be done to compel the
Rapid Transit Company to conserve the
public health and contribute a little to Its
patrons' comfort? Virtually the company
refuses many passengers In each car a seat.
Can It net provide a little fresh alr7
Philadelphia, Slay 31, RIDER.
TROLLEY-CAR ABUSES
To the Editor of the Evening Ltdgtr:
Sir About fifty years ago I was em
p!oed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany as a trainman In the freight service
Among the many cars we handled a number
were laden with live stock, consisting of
horses, cattle, sheep and hogs, which we
handled with a great deal more attention
and care than the employes of the Phila
delphia Rapid Transit Company handle Its
human passengers, it packs them In the
cars like sardines In a box. To do this to
his own satisfaction, the motorman has a
trick of applying or releasing the brakes
of the car so as to throw the passengers oft
their feet or. it they shoulit ha f, ......
nouai to have hold of. a trp, nearly to
ptoaaejw o ot !. HUaiM,
TRY, TRY AGAIN
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r"j.&y'-'
from tho conductor n full measure of Im
pudence and nbuso for the interest he, the
passenger. Ins taken In the matter
Now, sir, I havo been a rider In tho Phil
adelphia street cars for moro than fifty
ears and I don't think the public is fairly
treated I nnd my family pay annually
about flvo hundred dollars for this privilege
of hclng dally Insulted nnd sometimes of
suffering bodily pain
CHARLES H. RICHARDS.
Philadelphia, Slay 2D
THE IRISH QUESTION
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger
Sir In reply to the letter of Clare Gerald
Ferertv reproving ou for the editorial en
titled "Hard on Ireland's Friends," and for
which I and many moro of our readers
highly commend you for boldly Fpeaking the
truth, would state that If more of our edi
tors would do likewise there would not bo
so many persons misled by false reports.
Ho Is pleased to call the Protestants of
Ulster "the noisy Orange minority."
The Sinn Fcincrs break out every once In
a wlille nnd show tho world what they are
Why shouldn't the law-abiding, loyal ele
ment of Ireland object to being ruled by a
mob nf secret-order-rufllans who shot down
nnd murdered every one who opposed their
plans?
Clare Gerald Fcnerty ought to feel proud
of tho element he so hotly tries to defend.
Fox's Hook of Start j rs will give him In
formation he needs. A. J. BORDEN.
Philadelphia, Slay 29.
CRITIC.SM OF GOVERNMENT
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger.
Sir If I assume that you are a laboring
man with six children I have also a right
to suppose that ou are busy Even should
vou not havo the six children, It would cer
tainly be Impossible for you to make any
complete nnalysls of all of tho actions of
our Government during thes-e trlng times
Certainly, newspaper discussion nnd Intel
ligent editorials-help tho man in tho street
to make up his mind Tho Influence of a
great dally paper is tremendous and may
have Its results for generations
i 5Jy, plca K then' t0 yu t0 Protect the
labbrlng man, the man who Is too busv
working for us all to be able to look after
his own Interests In governmental matters
iou nre his champion his voice
nHHr,!it."n(f f ""b" men-unfavorable
criticism, if necessary wilt prevent blun
oers and mistakes which our common people
must pay for with their blood on th, firing
line The gun which clogs during , charge
clogs because somebody made a mistake
Let s know who makes the mistakes In order
that they may be few "
am . EX-NEWSPAPER SIAN.
Allentown, Pa., Slay 29.
HOW SELMA LAGERLOF BEGAN
In one of the most beautiful parts of
rural Sweden, In the province of Varmland
was bom on November 20, 1868. Selma'
Ottlllana Louisa Lagerlof, the only w-om
to receive the Nobel prlzo for literature
The parents of this little lTax.n5SS
child were Swedish gentlefolk of the land,
owner class From earliest childhood Miss
Lagerlof seemed destined to play the nar
of onlooker and Interpreter of life, for she
was never strong enough to run about th
farm with the other children of the family
"Playing theatre" was one of SIIss Lawr'
lot's childhood joys, and she staged Ind"
acted plays aided by her brothers and s"s
ters Poetry writing was among Miss La e
erlofs earliest literary endeavors, and atlhe
age of fifteen she had read all the book. ?
poetry In her home and had written her nr
xerse. She had always intended To writ,
novels and plays, but now at fifteen ahafii?
that nothing, could be so "plena? as .'
write great poetry m as t0
A.l.lhS. afJ ,of tw'nty. Miss Lagerlof
went to Stockholm to take the mhi...,
jntr-nc. to the teachers' coMege" In
which she was so successful. There , ha
remained three years. When her studi.a
were completed she received an .!LS '"
to teach a grammar school for gP,rl.nlment
There was little time for ltera, ,., .
In these days, but one day her .fJ8L rk
rested tn her Ih.i . -" ",?r lister SUE-
had been worklnr nn flT,lory ehel
I the Jdun. which had opened la ,'10
short-story contest. This story. 2Ku,,"ve
,. -Mim whiM, k.j . "" to time to
me rounaation of "Costa Berlin-" wA . I
prize and opened the way for Mis. ?2
lot's literary career '" Mr-
Through the efforts of a ri... .... ..
was enabled to give up teachlnr . I lnn
her n.rUto ber wrutnT .for l2,.1.,v?
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What Do You Know?
Queries et central interest uHll t aneuerif,
in this column. Ten Questions, ths aneteers'le'
which event uell lnormet person should knoi,.
are asked dally.
QUIZ
1. After whom is nicotine named?
. What la meant br the "Pax Romans"?
3. Fanny Ellaler l commemorated br a braaj
tablet on the north tide of Cheitnai
Mreet. between blxth and Setenth. Wh
wa the? "
. The port of Illlo In on Amerlrnn territory .
Mhere la this tltr located?
8. A sifted American writer, who hm alio aa
'""''JtlKable traveler, n whaler and s
.,ir,i ui .ainaniei iiawtnorne, is lot
elinrarler ilenrrlbed In Ollter VVend.ll
llolrnes'a familiar , .poem. "The tart
. i. !"' Mh was thla Teratlle mant-
6. Vthat una the plnn adopted In namlnc thf
treetn of fouth Philadelphia? -1
7, What was. the Hrat name of Grorer C1T-.
iu.n'Ipu,1bll,ieUrrdafrdeerF '"m tim"'h mMt '
" In.V.xh.n,t.laIn?e'at?,r W" the EmW
" M,!a,t.i.Ilri,",,,1 ?to!,,rl"" " atronflr arm
pnthellc wlUi Hie Monroe Doctrine at th!
time It was Drat Toleed? i",""UD '
10. What Is the connection In meanlnc berweeS
Uhi.W Ar"iIne and the riat KIT
which lions through that republic?
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Answers to Yesterday's Quiz '
' n'eiof hl'erleM criticisms of Osr.
mS2.i '"wrlallstle methods, Maxlmlllav
Harden ha been called the "enfant
"'" '"ible child" Is the mei"
Inr of this French phrase,
' fjryii'.K ' ""5. ordinary southern nam!
. ..- . "llat Me cn" "le ba,tI ef Antletara,
TJ?"!i"ndiC're,,0,!J tne Shakesnai.f
an?IeBn't"rTronr.HhU the ttne '" ,aff 5
4. Mercury Is the planet nearest to the sunT
SnlhllS '"."iVl of .Philadelphia, was ths.
author of "Listen to the Sfocklnr lllrail
st?ce"t W"" "" 0lrl,",l namt ' t
7" CdHed',nl.,S.0,,,h ? " '"'""I """ IS -uried
cocoanut meat,
8 ",,l.?P.d',iiurJh,,lto" 'Latin for "CarthtM
mut be destroyed." The words cen'
. inpahrloVf Pfehea by the eljtf
hift.n.i,hB ft"! "hfnllome was caaii.
batlni the l'unlc riralry. its ms4
phorlcal application to Prussia Is obrlim.'
' ,- Ijsnatalonn. who died last .week', us
?fj?r,llr0I"d rn?nrch ot the Island?
cofon " ' "ow a 'f'W
10. The trm
nldlpa" Is applied to -the
aresi
makln. un.e" ."i'S R'",!5
f "" 1 rl.-7 The" wota "hoVerir: bS "
Ii Is derived from the French 'mldl.'
meanlna "nivn." ..! .n...lr. ." ,u'. ':!.'.. -
ihmi.'..,tt "' of eomlns out Jrael
luncheon". orKn0I,, ""day to take
ton, . l...r -iii"."" '""V! w '".-
IN CIVIL WAR DAYS
It fell to me to spend my young yesf
from two to six of age In a little old N
Hampshire village. I remember as If jt
were yesterday when the first company ef
American volunteers for the Civil War
answered from New Hampshire "Father
Abraham's" call a full company of N)
men out of a hamlet of 1200 to 1500 men,
women and children. If I were an artist
I could paint the picture those 100 boys
of the Old Granite State, forming up at
Cavlss grocery, and coming down around
the village square, and really getting Into
step at the old bridge and grandpa's shop,
and climbing the six steps to pass the flflt
two-story bulldlnr In n-l.(i .i ...oinr
??wn ??. IonB hm t0 the, Slerrlmao Valley,
300 feet below, to clamber aboard the stuffy
cars behind the old wood-burnlng engine,
with Its snoot like the nozzle of a sprinkling
100 came back. For they didn't nult whan.
tneir three months' enlistment ex-lred. "I!
-el... one came back """I "AP '
pomattox and the lcne apple tree" except
three or four that were shot to nieeV. ana
tnose sent back by force to get near well, I
.ii- . n ,h8 honorably dlschrM4, I
mnn-.two capulni and two lieutenants -fS
hi"' '?romoted for merit" Whi
tney did come home 1 ,
airi.U HV" u,t one ue" as to what tt i
gins, the wives, even tha great-grand- ,
altr!!ild t0 fat who'had stayed
raa..Xern-bteoCbU.e.o.dm0the" "
slacker. !ThTh.dldn't do' anything to I
ttrty dldnt exist A .i.e. ... -
st no .h.Vy day ln " cruel
htm hut nn? JT. ,Any '"'J' -w-thrVuffc
counts" , " . sVi ,,man w'thout 'i
? X Bi? 'n bullfrog on the shetV
fWHr, atMHi otK ot '. If t W, Jlii lI0Iu WMI Laerlof kn
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